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Waiting For Christophe ...

Waiting For Christophe ...
Well, it appears that the wait is over as Christophe Ruelle, the President and CEO of Ipernity SA, has finally accepted the IMA proposals as announced in a brief update posted by William Sutherland.

The next few days should see further announcements being made on both sides once they have finalised the logistics of the transfer.

Got to be honest I'd almost given up hope that a deal could be struck and even today there's still a little voice inside my head saying "I'll believe it when it happens", but this isn't really a day to be negative ... it's a day to celebrate and to try and be as optimistic as we can be about the future.

It's also a day to say a big thank you to those involved within the 'inner circle' of the IMA, and not just William although I suspect his part has been significant, for all they've done to get us to this stage.

Thanks also to Christophe who it appears has finally showed us all that he does indeed still care about this great platform his team created all those years ago and the community that come to call it home.

SV1XV, Kalli, , Dimas Sequeira and 45 other people have particularly liked this photo


30 comments - The latest ones
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Thank you Paul for sharing the good news =)
6 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
Nice to see that this tram's destination is Ipernity, Paul. With a bit of luck and a fair wind, loads of folks will make the return journey from F...r back home to a successful photo site. :-)))
6 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Good news and a great capture.
6 years ago.
 Sami Serola (inactive)
Sami Serola (inactiv… club
Reply to Paul's note: "Make sure you get your ticket!"

The membership fee money is already burning a hole in my pocket! =D
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Cool, I can't wait to buy my yearly ticket:-)
6 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent double-decker capture!
6 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very beautiful catch !
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
:))
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A cracking pic Paul..........and a clever touch with the destination..!!

..............and for the first time in ages I feel optimistic (ish) about our future on IP. All we need now is enough full-paying members to keep it running! I wonder if those who had given up hope and left IP will now consider coming back?
6 years ago.
 Delirium
Delirium
ohhh....so good news...thank you.....I come back.....
6 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Nice one Paul, cracking shot. Certainly is good news.

All the best, Doug
6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Nice shot, Paul and I fully echo your sentiments here, very well expressed as always! Time to celebrate indeed! All best wishes,
Andy
6 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
Great news, great image!! Thanks for the update, now we take a deep breath and on to the next phase (with fingers crossed behind my back)

The IM has taken on a monumental task and much appreciation is due the the IM Team. So much time and effort has gone into this adventure with so much more to do. The majority of the group members (myself included) have no idea what it took to achieve where we are in this process.

So again thank you to the I'M Team for their efforts on behalf of the ipernity community.

Merci also to Christoph for being willing to work with the IM Team.

Paul where do stand at this point as to what comes next. Will watch for informational updateS.
6 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Clickity Click
All I know Chris is what William has posted on the link I inserted above. Essentially he is hoping a Skype call can be held tomorrow (that could be today depending on when William posted) to work out the logistics of the transfer.

Indiegogo will then be permitted to transfer funds to IMA's account sometime early next week following the results of that call and it's expected Ipernity SA will make an announcement fairly soon to confirm the agreement.

I'm not involved in the discussions so I can't comment any further. I suspect though that so far this is all verbal and so the key moment will be when pen is put to paper, which by the sounds of it can't be far off! :)
6 years ago.
Clickity Click has replied to autofantasia club
Thank you Paul, I'll just watch for updates!
6 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
Yes great stuff, It will be nice to get our hands on terms and conditions agreed so far and I am sure there will be a lot of pushing and shoving by the membership on what changes they would like to see, no harm it that as long as we do not lose sight that the tram "Ipernity" is firmly on the track and needs to stay there.
6 years ago.
 Dave Roberts 2014
Dave Roberts 2014
A very nice old tram, great picture.

A Terrific Image!!

Thanks for Posting in
The Hawk's Aerie!!
6 years ago.
 Gary Schotel
Gary Schotel club
Good to hear.
6 years ago.
 Heidiho
Heidiho club
This nice old tram ... will take us to the other side.
6 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
All will be well !
6 years ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
ring the bell and go on !!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Thanks to everyone for the comments and the faves so far. Full marks as well to the eagle-eyed amongst you who spotted that, thanks to a little tweak in the 'processing room', this tram is indeed going to ipernity! ;)
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Wonderful capture.
25+ Faves
6 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Brilliant Paul. How much is the travel ticket ha ha ha ha.,
6 years ago.
 Josiane Dirickx
Josiane Dirickx club
Je prends un billet tout de suite ! et en route vers une nouvelle aventure .......
6 years ago.
 Bergfex
Bergfex club
If you like to adress your opinion about the negotiations to whom it really concerns:
.
christophe.ruelle@ipernity.com
.
6 years ago.
autofantasia club has replied to Bergfex club
No thanks ... I've had my fill of trying to negotiate with Christophe and of trying to get him to take people's suggestions on board! ;)
6 years ago.
 Martine
Martine
Extraordinaire comme transport.
6 years ago.
 Dimas Sequeira
Dimas Sequeira club
Double-deck rural tram - fantastic!
6 years ago.

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